Felizardo C.

Lipana National High School

S.Y. 2020-2021

Summative Test IV in
Oral Communication in Context

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Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answer on the line before each number.

1. It is an utterance considered as an action, particularly with regard to its

intention, purpose, or effect.
a. Speech Act
b. Illocutionary act
c. Performative

2. He is a British philosopher of language who introduced the Speech Act Theory.

a. John Searle
3. It is a type of b. J.L Austinact in which the speaker tries to make the
illocutionary
c.
addressee perform anJ.K Rowling
action.
a. Directive
b. Declaration
c. Expressive

4. “I like you.” What type of illocutionary act is this?

a. Commissive
b. Directive
c. Expressive

5. This is the resulting act of what is said. The effect is based on the particular context in which
the speech act was mentioned.
a. Locutionary act
b. Illocutionary act
c. Perlocutinary act

6. He is a professor from the University of California, Berkeley, who classified illocutionary

acts into five distinct categories.
a. J.L. Austin
b. John Searle
c. John Milton

7. Asking, ordering, requesting, inviting, advising, and begging are examples of .

a. Directive
b. Expressive
c. Assertive

8. Which among the following can be classified as a commissive act?

a. “Let me see it.”
b. “I got your back.”
c. “That’s great!”

9. Which among the following is not an example of an expressive act?

a. Welcoming
b. Apologizing
c. Blessing

10. The Schools Division Superintendent said, “By virtue of the authority vested upon me by the
Department of Education, I now confirm you high school graduates for school year 2019-
2020.” The given statement/situation is an example of .

a. Expressive act
b. Declaration
c. Commissive act
Test II.
Directions: Solve the crossword puzzle below.

Down
2. It refers to the actual act of speaking.
3. I love you very much. It is an example of a statement applying act.
4. It is an utterance considered as an action, particularly with regard to its intention, purpose, or effect .
5. It is an action that can be classified under commissive act.
9. It is the number of distinct categories of illocutionary acts.

Across
1. He is the proponent of the distinct categories of illocutionary acts.
6. These are the verbs that execute the speech act that they intend to effect.
7. J.L. is the proponent of the Speech Act Theory
8. It is a type of illocutionary act in which the speaker expresses belief about the truth of a proposition.
10. Ordering is an example of action under act.

Test III.
Directions: Express the following illocutionary acts. Write the possible locutionary act for each of the following
social functions.

Example: Expressing you appreciation

“I am grateful for what you have done for me and I really appreciate it”.

2. Expression of love

3. Show of gratitude

4. Act of kindness

5. Wanting someone to stop speaking

 6. Wanting to start a conversation

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